Thanking my lucky stars!!!

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:32 pm

Ever had one of those days where things could have ended up a whole lot worse?

On the daily drive to work this morning, i took a corner, that is on a slight down-hill that curves gently to the right, at the same speed i normally do, about 80-90km/h.

Little did i know, that the local 'band aid brigade' (road maintenance) had been patching potholes the day before. They had left excess blue metal gravel on the surface of the road.

Anyway, i came to this bend, hit the gravel and felt the weight shift,.. i lifted my foot of the accel pedal gently and hoped it would just follow through,.... NOPE!!!

Rear of the car was starting to catch up with the front. I gently turned left to try to regain control, NOPE!!! Rear of car was now in-front of me!!!!!

With no options left, i braked and slid off the edge of the road (still travelling sideways mind you) and came to a rest just before the bottom of a gully facing in the opposite direction to which i was originally travelling.

Luckily there were no obstacles in my path so my suby was unharmed.

I regained myself, put her in 4wd and slowly drove out of the muddy paddock and then after stopping to inspect for damage, headed for work.

Lesson to be learnt,..

Road conditions vary from day to day, ive done that bend at more than 100km/h before.
I was just lucky there wasnt a car/truck coming in the other direction as things could have turned out a lot worse.

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:35 pm

sounds like a close one. lucky ur ok.

so next time heaps of counter steer and feed that gas

jokes

Cam · Post by **Cam** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:58 pm

BrennyV wrote:
so next time heaps of counter steer and feed that gas jokes

Why jokes? in fwd, give it a little gas if the back steps out, pulls it back in...

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:20 pm

My day started out at 6.00am and turned to crap too, wrong parts arrived for engine build and head job, seperately. And met a few others having a nothing goes right day today - mine has ended on a high though (see open slather).

Sus !! pot hole repair does warrant road work signs on corners eh !

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:44 pm

Cam wrote:in fwd, give it a little gas if the back steps out, pulls it back in...

I was actually thinking about that after it happened, i'd love to have a go of a skidpan to see what works and what doesnt.

Apparently they only had signs on the afternoon while they were working, there were none there thismorning, even though there is still loose gravel (kinda like crusha dust) on the road.

rtcb65 · Post by **rtcb65** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:27 pm

You have taken that corner before at 100 km/h , Now i would like to know what the posted speed limit actually is ?????

Goon · Post by **Goon** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:14 am

Look out at roundabouts too, the local commadore lads have been dropping oils and such to improve their chances of drifting, nearly cost some peoples lives when unsuspecting drivers negotiate them unawares and end up on footpaths. Some muppets need to think before they act..

Suby Roo · Post by **Suby Roo** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:46 am

Ive done the same thing but just plowed straight ahead, Was a pretty big bank i was going to go down..

BrennyV · Post by **BrennyV** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:33 am

Cam wrote:Why jokes? in fwd, give it a little gas if the back steps out, pulls it back in...

jokes as in i dont think we want to indorce people doing it

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:37 pm

lucky lucky. i think those emergency driving courses would be a good idea- even if you give it a go yourself. often i test to see how quick i stop if i lock up my brakes on wet roads or gravel. def helps.

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:51 pm

rtcb65 wrote:i would like to know what the posted speed limit actually is ?????

The posted speed limit is 100km/h

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:04 pm

Reminds when I had a little revvy, torquey mazda 1300 2door wagon with a 1400 in it, fats and would slide neatly in the wet - point and shoot , terrifcally balanced. Road resealing using fine crushed stones and the excess was not swept away for weeks. I got real good at taking this right angled left hander on the edge of town ( so no pedestrians and clear view) , whole car sliding out and the back follow the front - then one day I went too fast, too tight and I just spun right around 180 and stalled it , all in my side of the road, giving oncoming traffic something to liven up their day

SUBYDAZZ · Post by **SUBYDAZZ** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:30 am

Suparoo wrote: I gently turned left to try to regain control, NOPE!!! Rear of car was now in-front of me!!!!!

Facing forward in the driver's seat is the current best practice.

:rolleyes: